document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=918848>Question 918848</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> C=radical A^2+b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I get REALLY confused when it is strictly letters. Please help!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #557267 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=557267\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why should you be confused about the letters?  They are numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The way to write the statement is C=sqrt(A^2+b^2)  using plain text; or when rendering tags are included, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=sqrt%28A%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=sqrt%28A%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You want to UNDO everything that was done to b, in order to solve the equation for b, and you must do the same action or operation to both sides of the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%5E2=%28sqrt%28A%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%5E2=%28sqrt%28A%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%5E2=A%5E2%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%5E2=A%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-A%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-A%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%5E2%2B%28-A%5E2%29=A%5E2%2Bb%5E2%2B%28-A%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%5E2%2B%28-A%5E2%29=A%5E2%2Bb%5E2%2B%28-A%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%5E2-A%5E2=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%5E2-A%5E2=b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Symmetric Property of Equality, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=C%5E2-A%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=C%5E2-A%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Raise left and right sides to the half power, meaning square root:<BR>\n" );
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